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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 13-07-2026
So I wanted to talk a bit about my methodology, particularly the questions I have been trying to ask rather than the answers themselves, as well as the theoretical and practical limitations of my approach. However, I realized it would be more sensible to start with my remaining identifications from June along with the results of several fruitful private communications, as these bear directly on the important questions of geographical boundaries and manuscript representations of swallowtail merlons, which may be accurate, conventional or purely symbolic, as I believe they are in the VM.
As always, the easy pickings come first:
1. Castel Penede next to the Lago di Garda:
The castle possesses swallowtail merlons from Period II, phase 1, dated to the 14th century
![[Image: 2026-07-13-14h46-37.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/CKk3PMsS/2026-07-13-14h46-37.png)
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![[Image: 2026-07-13-14h48-45.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/KYD931D6/2026-07-13-14h48-45.png)
There is also a beautiful illustration from the 1615 Codex Enipontanus III., depicting the castle in phase III, with newer merlons:
![[Image: 2026-07-13-14h54-03.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/prWyV6XS/2026-07-13-14h54-03.png)
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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 13-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 13-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - JoeyB - 14-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - R. Sale - 14-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 15-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Jacob Carolus - 16-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Bernd - 16-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 16-07-2026
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - Pierre Dumont Himself - 18-07-2026